Irishman Odham McLaughlin had to claw himself out of a real mess after one of his transport trucks overturned on the highway ...

Mushrooms that appear identical turn out to be different species, correcting decades of errors in biodiversity records.

The clandestine ship-to-ship transfer, visible via satellite and other shipping data, is a maneuver typical of the shadow ...

For the first time in 100 years, commercial and recreational shellfishers will be allowed to direct harvest shellfish in Boston Harbor, according to the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries.

The public is cautioned not to eat white mussel, whelks and other shellfish washed out at St Helena Bay and Elandsbaai on the west coast due to red tide. “There is a high risk of toxicity and it is ...

More than five dozen people have been sickened after eating shellfish that was contaminated with a life-threatening bacteria. The CDC and FDA are working to investigate a salmonella outbreak tied to ...

Budd Inlet has been closed to recreational shellfish harvesting due to unsafe biotoxin levels. High levels of the biotoxin that produces diarrhetic shellfish poisoning (DSP) were recently detected in ...

In Alaska, a state brimming with iconic wildlife — from grizzly bears to king salmon, humpback whales to harbor seals — the charismatic, densely coated sea otter stands out as perhaps the state’s most ...

Researchers at UNC Wilmington are working to support North Carolina's growing shellfish industry. Oyster populations have declined due to unsustainable harvesting, development, and disease. Scientists ...

CHARLESTON — Bushels of steamed oysters will be back on tables as South Carolina’s shellfish harvesting season begins. The start of October marked the opening of the recreational and commercial ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse is pushing for an investigation into why the state’s quahog and native shellfish populations are declining. Whitehouse, alongside Sen. Tim Scott, ...